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Article: U.S. Public Backs President, Invasion of Iraq.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- March 22, 2003
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By Andy Netzel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 22--WASHINGTON--Most Americans approve of the decision to begin military action against Iraq, according to polls released Friday.
The polls also show public support for President Bush surging with the invasion of Iraq, but not to the level of support for his father 12 years ago in the early days of the Persian Gulf War.
A Gallup poll conducted Thursday night -- one day after coalition forces launched an aerial attack on Baghdad -- found 76 percent of Americans supporting the decision to go to war.
A New York Times/CBS News poll conducted the same evening ...